Occupational Medicine 2005-Dec
Metal fume fever presenting as aseptic meningitis with pericarditis, pleuritis and pneumonitis.
Watumiaji waliosajiliwa tu ndio wanaweza kutafsiri nakala
Ingia / Ingia
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Maneno muhimu
Kikemikali
BACKGROUND
Metal fume fever (MFF) is a well-known complication of zinc oxide fume inhalation. Prompt recognition of this condition is essential for the proper medical management of this self-limited disease.
OBJECTIVE
To present a unique and unusual case of MFF.
RESULTS
Our patient is a 25-year-old male welder who had MFF and presented with aseptic meningitis with pericarditis, pleuritis and pneumonitis. To our knowledge, this is the first case of MMF presenting with these signs and symptoms.
CONCLUSIONS
MFF can present with a systemic inflammatory response causing a multi-organ serositis. Our case highlights the utmost importance of obtaining an occupational history on all our patients, even if they are critically ill.
